Bailey's Journal

Tune in to learn about the Milo Foundation

Wed, 20 May 2009 20:44:20 GMT

(This is the rescue organization that I work with most. many, possibly most, of their animals at Milo Marin and in foster care for Milo were rescued by me. Even a couple canines roaming the Milo Santuary ranch are my rescues, so it would mean a lot if you watched this tonight!!)

MILO IN THE NEWS: MILO SANCTUARY and MILO MARIN on ABC NEWS!

Wednesday evening, May 20th, 6:00 PM news, on KGO Channel 7, MILO will be
featured. A team from ABC came up to the Milo Sanctuary yesterday and filmed
for more than five hours – and the camera woman Kathy came over to Milo Marin
this morning to round it out!

So – please watch, and see many Milo critters, and Gregory, the new manager at
the Sanctuary in action!

We will also post a link on our website afterwards.

We need help and support, so this is a wonderful opportunity for the animals!
If you can, you can help today or tomorrow after you watch - by making a
donation on line at http://www.milofoundation.org/donate.cfm

Warm regards to you and the animals in your life!

Lynne

Lynne Tingle
Director/Founder
The Milo Foundation
Milo Marin: 415-454-MILO
2060 Fourth St., San Rafael CA 94901
lat@milofoundation.org
www.milofoundation.org
www.milosanctuary.org

Foster Kittens & Mom Aurora

Wed, 20 May 2009 06:38:53 GMT

FOSTER KITTIES!

Milofoundation.org
Rescued from euthanasia by Bailey from Kings County Animal Care & Control.

Flumkin (orange kitten) & Beesley (tabby/white kitten)

Aurora (calico) - the mommy cat.

Marco (black & white kitten).

Flumkin (orange kitten) & Willow (tabby/calico kitten)

The four kittens at only 2 weeks, nursing on mom Aurora.

Nutro.

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:41:27 GMT

watch out nutro pet owners... http://judyshealthcafe.com/blog/?p=166

Update (5/19/09): Have been in contact with one of the heads of Nutro pet foods; she claims that the talk of Nutro undergoing investigation is only a rumor.

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:24:50 GMT

"I've always wondered about the term 'bearing witness'. Is it that testifying is such a hardship? Or is it that childbirth lingo, the idea that a witness brings forth something new to the trial? That's certainly true, but not in the way you'd imagine. Witness testimony is always flawed. It's better than circumstantial evidence, sure, but people aren't camcorders; they don't record every action and reaction, and the very act of remembering involves choosing words and phrases and images. In other words, every witness who's supposed to be giving a court facts is really just giving them a version of fiction."

You get so high...

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:53:45 GMT

When you rescue dogs from euthanasia. Particularly when you find them yourself, contact the rescue yourself, and transport them yourself... I will chase the feeling. :]

My rat, Emily (age 3), passed away this afternoon. I am heartbroken, but I know that she had an amazing life, and I know that she felt loved, cared for and safe while with me. She is one of my largest inspirations for rescuing this particular species of rodent. I love you, Emily...

P.S. I am in San Diego visiting one of my closest friends and it is amazing. I love her to pieces...

FACT.

Thu, 08 May 2008 02:22:26 GMT

From: Bailey
Date: May 7, 2008 1:44 AM

The most tangible evidence - in regards to feeding your dog raw - is the numerous results of feeding trials. Those trials show dogs fed raw foods are much healthier than dogs fed cooked or commercial foods.

Modern dogs fed on processed food and home cooked foods have weaker immune systems, and they age much more quickly.

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Dogs Eat Bones

Most people know almost instinctively that dogs love bones. Some believe bones are dangerous. Others find them inconvenient, either because dogs fight over them, or because they ruin the garden with ceaseless burying of and searching for ...bones.

***As a result, dogs, which for tens of thousands of years have relied on bones as the most important part of their diet are suffering health problems at all stages of life, in innumerable ways.

Are Bones Dangerous?

The answer is yes... but only if they are cooked.

***Dogs are NOT designed to deal with cooked bones!
Cooked bones are harder, more brittle and more splintery than raw bones. They are the ones to get caught in the mouth, to pierce the intestines, to set like concrete in the large bowel, or to stick like fish hooks into the rectum. All those events are bad news for dogs.

The long and the short of it is... Don't feed cooked bones. They are unnatural and a danger to dogs.

Raw Bones are Completely Different!

Whilst cooked bones are potentially fatal to dogs, raw bones, in my experience, and in the experience of numerous dog owners, dog breeders and veterinary surgeons, have been the only single food item that guarantees a dog will have excellent health. This is hardly surprising. It's a dog heritage.

***The vast majority of healthy dogs that I have known profesionally and otherwise, were bone eaters. No matter what else they ate, the central theme of their diet was raw meaty bones. By contrast, most of the sick dogs I have known, rarely if ever ate bones.

A dog's whole system is designed for and in fact needs bones to function properly. That desire and ability has not been removed from any breed of dog, no matter age, and no matter how "non-dog-like" it may look.

And how is the dog's whole system designed for bones in order to properly function?
**Bones are nature's storehouse of minerals for your dog. They contain calcium and phosphorus in perfect balance, together with all other minerals essential for your dog's normal functioning.

No need for any mineral supplements - just feed raw meaty bones!

Bones and Dental Health
It isn't difficult to pick the dogs that eat bones. They look and act healthy. The true test, however, is to look in their mouth and smell their breath... A clean set of teeth! No tartar, nice and healthy gums, and a breath that does not smell like a sewer.

Bones are Nature's Toothbrush
As dogs chew on bones, rip the flesh off bones, crush bones, that very action cleans the teeth, and massages the gums, stopping tartar and gum infection, tooth root decay, dental abscesses, and a whole dog poisoned by a grossly infected mouth.

Commercial foods do the opposite.

For those who still feed commercial and/or cooked food to your dog: left untreated that mouth infection, spreads via the blood-stream, and may lodge in organs such as the heart, lungs, prostate, uterus etc...

Bones = Incredible Exercise, Health and Fun for your Dog
Meat left on the bone means your dog will have to rip, tear and chew at it. This is the way nature intended your dog to eat, and keeps your dog healthy. All that exercise of devouring raw meaty bones is of benefit to dogs of all ages.

The dog is exercising its whole body. It's jaws, it's neck, it's shoulders, and it's front legs. It is also exercising the back and hind legs which are braced to resist all of the activity up front.

**Young dogs deprived of bones, NEVER have the correct development of their jaws, neck, shoulder, front legs, chest, back, hips, in fact their whole body!

Meaty Bones and Digestion
All of that ripping and tearing at big lumps of meat - on or off the bone - help with the dog's digestion.

A soft and soggy dollop of mushy commercial canned food requires one or two gulps and then it's gone.

There is very little time for messages to be sent to alert the digestive systom which remains unprepared. Therefore, this mass of mush slides past tartar coated teeth which have not had to chew for year, arriving as a leaden, lifeless lump in an unprepared stomach. Common results are poor digestion, indigestion and diarrhoea. Dogs fed raw meaty bones rarely if ever suffer from the indigestion and diarrhoea.

**Raw meaty bones reduce worms and anal sac issues, saving you a lot of money!

Dogs Eat Organ Meat, Yes
Liver is the most important organ meat fed to dogs. Liver holds a vast range of important nutrients: Vitamin A is the most prominent nutrient, but liver also contains vitamins E,D and K in substantial quantities. Liver is an excellent source of zinc, magnesium, selenum and iron. Most commercially fed dogs are very deficient in all of these. All dogs do require liver for its selenium content (selenium is part of a major body of anti-oxidant called glutathione peroxidase). Liver is also a great source of all B vitamins, particularly B2, B3, B5, B6, biotin, folacin, B12, choline (aka lecithin) and inositol; it contains B1 (aka thiamin) in adequate yet smaller amounts. Liver is also a good source of vitamin C.

**The bottom line on liveris that by feeding it on a regular basis, you are supplying your dog with an excellent balance of a wide range of nutrientsessential for health, including healthy skin, reproduction and temperament.

**Other beneficial organs that your dog can consume are kidney (has essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins such as A, D, E, and K; rich source of iron and all B vitamins including B12; good levels of zinc; cholestoral level is a bit lower than in eggs), brains (supplies protein, fat and water; cholestoral content is about three times as much as is found in eggs; good source of most of the B vitamins except folacin and biotin; good levels of vitamin C; no vitamin A and a very small amount of vitamin E; brains do wonders for skin), hearts (great source of protein, B vitamins and iron; some essential fatty acids and a little vitamin A; cholesterol level is about half as much as as eggs), tongues (source of protein fat and water; supply some B vitamins; probably not too much better than muscle meat; reasonable levels of zinc) and tripe (not highly recommended; protein, water and few B vitamins).

Dogs Have Always Eaten Vegetables
Surprisingly enough, while dogs cannot thrive successfully on primarily a meat diet, all dogs will thrive on a properly constructed vegetarian (though I am not promoting canine vegetarianism). This point is made because many people believe that dogs are strictly carnivores. And nothing could be further from the truth.

Dogs need vegetables because they contain many important health promoting nutrients. There is one nutrient in particular that only vegetables can supply: Fibre. Dogs which do not eat vegetables will miss out completely on raw vegetable fibre, which has it's own unique set of health promoting properties.

More on Fibre
Fibre obtained from raw vegetables includes both soluble and insoluble fibre. This fibre is very different from insoluble fibre derived from cooked grain, as abundantly found in commercial dog food. That insoluble fibre is much less valuable nutritionally.

Fibre in raw vegetables is important to both preventing and treating certain diseases of the digestive tract - so called "fibre responsive" diseases (including obesity, diseases involving the lining of the intestines, diseases of pancreas, plus other pancreatic problems such as sugar Diabetes and Pancreatitis.

What Else Do Vegetables Supply?
Many things, including the difficult to obtain omega 3 group of essential fatty acids, most of a dog's vitamin needs, masses of enzymes and various anti-aging factors, including anti-oxidants.

**Wild dogs receive the omega 3 group of fatty acids in abundance. Our modern dogs do not. This results in skin problems, growth issues, reproductive problems and problems of degeneration.

Green leafy vegetables contain most of a dog's vitamin needs, only lacking vitamin B12. Leafy veggies are also low in thiamin and choline, but otherwise they supply most of a dog's essential vitamins.

**Unfortunately, most people who feed raw veggies to their dog, feed a product that passes through undigested, making it even more useless than cooked vegetables. Most raw vegetable matter is fed to dogs in large chunks and has not been broken up or crushed. Grated veggies are not even of much value to dogs.

If you are going to feed raw vegetables to your dog, for any value at all to be obtained from them, they must be properly prepared! That is, totally crushed.

When a herbivore eats grass or any other vegetable matter, they chew it into tiny pieces and they crush it.

It is only when the vegetation is "processed" in this way, that it is suitable for a wild dog.

Similarly, unless the modern dog owner physically crushes or breaks down the raw vegetable materials fed to modern dogs, they are unable to digest them.

They are also rarely appetising in "chunky" form, anyway.

Why is Crushing Veggies so Important?
Plants, like animals are composed of millions upon millions of cells. The major difference is, plant cells are each surrounded by a cellulose cell wall.

YOUR DOG CANNOT DIGEST CELLULOSE.

This means, when you feed lumps of raw carrot or celery, or broccoli, etc. 99% of the veggie material, even if it is very finely grated, is unavailable to your dog. Most of it passes all the way through, completely unchanged.

**The contents of each and every cell has to be released from the cellulose cell wall that surrounds it. Every cell must be crushed and split open.

YOUR DOG'S RAW VEGGIES SHOULD RESEMBLE THE CONTENTS OF SHEEP INTESTINES! A food processor works very well to do this, but the best way is to use a juicer.

Example Recipe:
*E.g. one of the vegetable oils such as soyabean or safflower oilf for energy and more essential fatty acids and anti-oxidants (vitamin E).

*Some brewer's yeast for more B vitamins, including B1 (thiamin), high class protein, selenium, and glucose tolerance factor.

*Some KELP for iodine.

*A raw egg yolk for extra protein, for choline and more essential fatty acids.

*Some apple cider vinegar, for its acidity and other healthful purposes.

*Some yoghurt for the healthy bacteria it contains together with compounds called "pro-biotics" - which promote your dog's health. Pro-biotics can be thought of as acting like natural antibiotics.

What Veggies Can be Used This Way?
Whatever vegetables are in season!
ie. spinach, broccoli, pumpkin, cabbage, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, carrots, green lettuce, red or green peppers, chives, sweet potatoes, celery, parsnip, peas, beans ... whatever.

The greater the variety, the better!
NOTE: Do not give your dogs excessive amounts of the cabbage family - raw. Large amounts of cabbage, cauliflowers, broccoli and brussel sprouts etc. over a long period, can depress functioning of the thyroid gland. Similarly, beans and peas should only be fed raw in limited amounts.

NOTE: Green potatoes are poisonous, to both humans and dogs.

Juno

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:21:13 GMT

One of my new favorite movies...

See it.

Little Nick, the Pug

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:57:40 GMT

San Rafael vets save puppy's life and ask Marin Humane Society to find him a home

A homeless pug puppy named Little Nick, who ended up at the Pet Emergency & Specialty Center of Marin (PESCM) after being hit by a car last week, has been transported to the Marin Humane Society to begin rehabilitation. 8-month-old Little Nick is recovering from surgery to mend a fractured femur and pelvis. Moved by his story, vets at PESCM donated their time to perform the estimated $6,000 surgery and have enlisted the help of the Marin Humane Society to find Little Nick a loving home.

Little Nick is recovering well from surgery, but he still has several weeks of extensive and expensive rehabilitation ahead of him.

If you would like to contribute to rehabilitation costs for animals like Little Nick, you may donate online by clicking here.

To inquire about fostering or adopting Little Nick, please call (415) 506-6224. Please note that Little Nick will not be available for adoption until after the holidays.

Thank you for your compassion.

Related News-

Collaboration helps young pug struck by truck
Marin IJ (12/13/07)

My New Rats' Home

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:33:07 GMT

RIP Mitzi

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:36:38 GMT

Mitzi passed away last night from FeLV and FIV (feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus). Mitzi is a cat that I petsat on the farm. She was young, energetic and very sweet. Please, people, get your felines tested, vaccinated, etc... A trip to the vet is much better than a death of a pet.

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:50:17 GMT

Grr. There's a high school intern at TLVH. She doesn't know anything about animals, medications, etc. She says she's chosen to be an intern at a pet hospital because she doesn't know whether she wants to help people or animals. And when I was teaching her how to use some of the instruments, I had to remove some hair from the table on which I was teaching her and her remark was, "ugh, i hate hair unless it's my own." Okay, girl, veterinary care is definitely not your field. She didn't even fucking know what heartgard was, or what a silky terrier looked like!!!! I'm just amazed that Doc allowed this girl of all girls to have her internship at our hospital!!!

Been A While

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:13:06 GMT

I haven't written here in a while. My life is a cliche roller coaster at te moment. I won't get into boring details...

Broke up with the boyfriend, again. 8 times now?

Sicko

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:31:29 GMT

Please see this movie.

Kitten Burned in Santa Rosa, CA

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:39:00 GMT

Outrage over burning of kitten

The folks at the Papago Court Apartments in Santa Rosa try not to show too much emotion.

Getting all weepy isn't often a good idea in a place known for gang activity and murders, but it hasn't been easy for 11-year-old Cesar Rojas to hide his feelings concerning the little kitten he found nearly burned to death.

He turns his head when visitors ask about the kitten he and a friend found cowering in the bushes June 19 after two older girls set it on fire.

"It was barely breathing when we got it," he said, his voice barely audible as he looked toward the ground. "It wanted to live."

Cesar saved the kitten's life when he picked it out of the bushes and brought it to the apartment manager, who contacted Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County, which took the injured animal to a veterinarian. It was an act of compassion that has been all but ignored amid the widespread outrage generated by the alleged cruelty of two 15-year-old girls.

The girls, whose names have not been released, were charged in Sonoma County Juvenile Court with felony cruelty to animals on Tuesday after they were identified by witnesses as the ones who burned the kitten.

Bay Area residents have donated money and support for the kitten, named Adam, and a region-wide call has gone out for prosecutors to throw the book at the girls, who could get up to three years in Juvenile Hall if they are found guilty. Before their arrest last week, a $10,000 reward had been offered for information leading to the prosecution of the culprits.

"I think it is disgusting that somebody could do that to an animal," said Shawna Shaffer, manager of the Papago Court apartments, who cared for the singed kitten until it was taken to the Animal Hospital of Cotati after Cesar and his friends carried it into her office. "In this area I've seen lot of things, but I've never seen anything like this. It made me want to cry."

It is a surreal situation for the mostly Latino residents of the Papago Apartments, who point out that there was no reward and not much concern around the Bay Area when a teenager was slain in the complex last summer. Jose Ayala Ramirez, 16, was shot in the head last August in what Santa Rosa police said was a gang-related shooting that has yet to be solved.

Photo of burned kitten, "Adam".

The kitten was one of six feral littermates captured along with a male cat on a rural Santa Rosa farm and brought back to the trapper's apartment in the Apple Valley neighborhood. The plan was to get the cats spayed and neutered at Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County, a organization dedicated to humanely controlling wild cat populations. The cats were to be released after being sterilized.

The man left three cages on his porch overnight, but two of them were stolen, one with two kittens and the other with four, according to animal welfare workers. The male cat was left on the porch.

The girls allegedly poured an accelerant over the 8-week-old kitten while it was still caged and set it on fire.

Cesar told investigators and animal care workers that he and his friend heard some girls laughing, saw smoke and flames and heard a cat crying. When he went to investigate, the girls had left and the kitten had escaped from the charred cage, the door of which had broken off, and run off into the bushes next to Paulin Creek.

It suffered third degree burns over 45 percent of its body, losing its tail, the tips of its ears and much of the skin on its back, but it survived, animal care officials said.

Dori Villalon, director of Sonoma County Animal Care and Control, said witnesses came forward after the reward fund grew from $1,000 to $10,000. She said officers have not found the other kittens, but believe they were released.

Jennifer Kirchner, executive director of Forgotten Felines, is not so sure.

"The reason we're suspicious is that we never recovered the other trap, nor have we found any evidence of the other kittens," Kirchner said. "The kittens were wild so they would have headed for cover, but we would have expected someone to see something."

The burned kitten, meanwhile, endured a second surgery Wednesday in what is likely to be a series of operations. This surgery was to graft skin from its side onto its back.

Between kicking a soccer ball with his friends, Cesar said he is happy the kitten is still alive and angry at the girls accused of torching it.

"They should go to jail," he said, looking up momentarily, his eyes glaring with anger and pain before he turned away and ran off.

Dakota!

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:28:06 GMT

We adopted little Dakota from the Marin Humane Society a few days ago. This little guy is only eight weeks old, and one day. He's adorable and so precious. We're not quite sure of what breeds he may have in him, but we do know that his mother was a purebred german shepherd. He's going to be a very large dog, I believe.

lol wombat!

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:19:15 GMT

SEXY WOMBAT.

Foster Rabbit

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:25:55 GMT

Today I met with Marcy, founder of SaveABunny. Two hours later, I left the quarters with a large x pen and a stunning young rabbit named pinocchio.

SaveABunny is a very small rabbit rescue organization located in Mill Valley. It's actually run out of Marcy's own basement. Thanks to the wonderful volunteers and supporters, the basement looks great, and the rabbits each have more than enough room to roam around. Unfortunately, SaveABunny was getting very full and without fosters euthanization would be the only alternative. Marcy and Joann - the co-founder I believe - go from shelter to shelter in the state of California rescuing rabbits who need urgent foster/rescue. Many have been abused, neglected, etc. Pinocchio was unfortunately both abused and neglected.

Why is his name Pinocchio? His nose: His irresponsible, idiotic previous owners thought that it would be simple to move another male, non-neutered rabbit in with poor non-neutered Pinocchio. WRONG! The other rabbit snapped at Pinocchio's nose, and now he has an interesting horizontal flap right above his bare nose. Rabbits usually have fuzzy noses... This 'fuzz' was attacked and left hanging. The irresponsible, idiotic previous owners decided to keep the other rabbit because they feared that Pinocchio may require medical attention - so, he was dumped at a shelter where he lived in a confined space, neglected once more, for nine months or so. He was then transported to a closer, high-kill shelter and SaveABunny heard about him and dashed to his rescue. His nose was never treated - it had been nearly a year since the incident, and SaveABunny could do nothing. He's been checked by a vet, and neutered of course, and he is no pain at all anymore - though it's obvious that he did suffer shortly after the incident.

I fell in love with Pinocchio. I held numerous rabbits this afternoon - groomed, snuggled, and so on - but I was really interested in Pinocchio. He was so shy and damaged, and his nose was so sad. Though behind all of that I knew that he was a gorgeous rabbit with the potential to become somebody's companion animal, docile, less afraid, and in better shape. I knew then that he was the one I was going to take home.

SaveABunny's Official Site.

Here's SaveABunny's photo of Pinocchio, as I currently have not gotten my film developed (that's also my excuse for not posting more photos of the kittens!! they're doing great btw!):

lol, Turtle has been sitting watching Pinocchio for hours. It's adorable.

Also, I am now in charge of SaveABunny's Myspace account. Marcy said that she was not familiar with the system, so she was very relieved to hear that I was an addict! Haven't gotten around to it yet, but I will when I get the time.

Foster Kittens

Tue, 29 May 2007 23:00:04 GMT

First of all, let me open with an absolutely hilariously true site about PETA.

Anyway, I picked up my four little foster kittens on Sunday at noon. They're just done nursing (mom died), and now they're onto wet food. They are crazy and energetic. I believe that they are all females - at least three of the four are. Their names are: Felix (named after my mothers tuxedo cat when she was in college - oh, they're tuxedos!), Olive (little Miss Sunshine!), Turtle (she's shy and reminds me of a turtle, duno), and ... Bruce (Miles named him/her?). They are all black and white tuxedos, except for Bruce: Bruce is a gray and white tuxedo kitten with faint tabby stripes.

It's difficult to tell the three black and white kittens apart. They're all about the same size (Turtle is probably smallest, though). Turtle has a cute vertical stripe on her face between her eyes. Olive has a hardly-noticeable white stripe where Olive has hers, and Felix has no unusual white marks. To tell who's who, I have to examine their faces - unless it's Bruce or Turtle.

I'll post photos soon, but I just don't have the time right now.

Here's one photo of Turtle to tide you over.

p.s. Diego is infatuated by the kittens, and Elsie is starting to understand that no matter how much she barks they aren't going to be going anywhere for a long while. Earlier today I caught her fight-wrestling with two of them and she looked so happy!

Sabu!

Sun, 27 May 2007 07:14:54 GMT

This poor guy was doused with gasoline and then lit on fire. He's at a kill shelter now so me and a few others are desperately trying to find him a good forever home. We've set up transportation for as far as 12 hours away by car. He's apparently a very docile, sweet, intelligent dog. Unfortunately morons overlook those qualities because of the mere fact that he's a pit. Fucking sad.

"Sabu has shown little to no prey drive. He's pretty much just a sweet kissbull."

SPREAD THE WORD! Let's get Sabu a home soon! He's suffered enough - he shouldn't have to live in a shelter so that he can get euthanized!

So far I've heard from many potential adopters - however, they are all flakes. Go fucking figure.

"We made brownies. And I think we're dead."

Fri, 18 May 2007 22:59:49 GMT

Furries

Mon, 14 May 2007 21:31:54 GMT

I don't get it.

"The furry group has its own customs and language. "Yiff" means sex, "yiffy" means horny or sexual, and "yiffing" means mating. "Fur pile" denotes a bunch of furries lying on top of one another, affectionately, while skritching. "Spooge" is semen -- a possible outcome of a fur pile. A "furvert" is anyone who is sexually attracted to mascots and such. Many furries have jobs related to science and computers. They roleplay on a Web-site called "FurryMUCK", a chatroom kingdom where users pretend they're red-tailed hawks, foxes, and polar bears."

"He says he'd prefer to be a lemur or a rabbit and still be intelligent and keep the opposable thumbs. He thinks the technology will be available relatively soon to help him achieve this dream."

"Furries Night Out".

Thu, 10 May 2007 08:51:10 GMT

I'm never home anymore...

Thu, 03 May 2007 05:03:57 GMT

I got a new job at last today. I am now officially employed by Woodland's Pet Food & Treats in the Strawberry Village shopping center in Mill Valley. The place is wonderful, pays well, and does NOT sell abused animals. In fact, rather than selling animals, Woodland's Pets is affiliated with numerous animal rescues and therefore a generous amount of its proceeds go to rescue organizations - There are also adoption fairs outside of the store. My boss is really nice.

I will, starting at the end of May, be fostering a mother cat and her tiny little nursing kittens for Hopalong Animal Rescue!

Small Local Rescue Desperately Seeks Help!

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:37:09 GMT

North Bay Canine Rescue & Placement is a herding dog rescue group in Sonoma County -- they desperately need your help!!!

URGENT!
Several foster homes needed ASAP!!! There are dogs that just cannot be removed from shelters and/or other situations due to lack of available foster homes! If you have any dog experience, time to spend with the dog, a secure yard and love in your heart, please view the brief fostering overview and fill out the foster application!

URGENT!
Need a volunteer or two experienced in posting to the internet. This rescue likes to post canines on various web sites in and around the SF Bay Area and beyond, AND then keep track of them until they are adopted. This is on-going and can be a very time-consuming position, but it can be done at your convenience from the comfort of your own home. Good record keeping is a MUST. Please fill out the volunteer interest form to get started!!

Volunteer your time to help the animals by:
*Posting flyers, handing out or placing brochures & business cards.
*Talking to businesses about placing a donation container.
*Phone work -- make preliminary calls, new family follow ups, and yearly follow ups, answering inquiries, responding to "dog wanted" ads to inform parties of rescue adoptions, etc.
*Please fill out the volunteer interest form to get started!!

Volunteer Your:
*Professional abilities -- legal, printing, publications, accounting, editing, and skilled labor.
*Organized abilites -- data entry, filing, cross-indexing, communications
*Fundraising -- ideas and directors
Please fill out the above volunteer interest forms to get started.

Volunteer your time directly with the dogs:
*Photograph dogs needing homes for circulation flyers or web site publication, and new family photos.
*Walk, bathe, or groom dogs
*Throw ball or frisbees for dogs; exercise dogs
*Deliver dogs to and from vets, shelters, owners, or rescue groups.
*Provide foster care for dog(s) in transition
*Drive for the Canine Underground Railroad (CUR), which transports dogs greater distances to other runners who, like you, are relaying animals to new homes far away.
*Check various shelters for dogs in need (within said pre-set guidelines).
*Networking with other rescue groups and shelters to circulate current information on available dogs.

For more information please call (707)-795-7575 or Email sonomarosa@sonic.net for more information.

Donations to NBCR&P are used strictly for operational costs, food, shelter adoption fees, placement costs, vet care, and fees for spaying and neutering.

Site Link: http://www.northbay-canine.org/

Oakland Animal Shelter Needs Fresh Greens for Rabbits!!!

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:35:21 GMT

Thank you so much to all of those who last week showed their wonderful support by bringing in basil, blueberries, kale, parsley, cilantro as well as many other greens to the Oakland Animal Shelter's front desk!

The bunnies were fed from your donations and the rabbit room was filled with the joyous crunch, crunch of fresh veggies. It was absolute bliss for the rabbits!

Please know that donating greens to the shelter goes to good use.

Super Girl - She sure does like her greens!

This is the preferred list of greens for the rabbits:
*Kale -- 6 bunches
*Italian Parsley -- 6 bunches
*Cilantro -- 6 bunches
*Collard Greens -- 3 bunches
*Carrots & Carrot Tops -- 5 lbs
*Dandelion Greens (no pesticides!) -- 2 bunches

Below is an even larger list of vegetables and greens that a rabbit can, and enjoys to, eat:
-Alfalfa, radish & clover sprouts
-Basil
-Beet greens (tops)
-Bok Choy
-Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems, please)
-Brussel Sprouts
-Carrot & Carrot Tops -- 5 lbs
-Clover
-Collard Greens -- 4 bunches
-Cilantro -- 6 bunches
-Dandelion Greens & Flowers (no pesticides) -- 2 bunches
-Endive
-Escarole
-Green Peppers (good for vitamin C)
-Kale -- 6 bunches
-Mint
-Mustard Greens
-Italian Parsley -- 6 bunches
-Peppermint Leaves
-Radish Tops
-Radicchio
-Pea Pods (flat, edible kind)
-Raspberry Leaves
-Romaine lettuce (no iceburg or light-colored leaf)
-Spinach
-Watercress
-Wheat Grass

Please note that the Oakland Animal Shelter needs A LOT OF GREENS. Any amount is welcome and deeply appreciated.

Amounts needed per day are shown to the right of some of the greens listed above...

To visit the bunnies at the Oakland Shelter - just come down during visiting hours.

Adoption fee for spayed/neutered rabbits is $35.

For a wealth of rabbit care information, please visit this site.

Please come to the Oakland Animal Shelter to see all of the rabbits there. You can come visit and play with them at the following times:
Tuesday & Wednesday: 12-6 pm
Thursday: 12-7 pm
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 12-4 pm
Monday & Holidays: Closed

Oakland Animal Services
1101 29th Ave. Oakland, CA 94601
510-535-5605
Map.